PLACE HOLDERS

Space maintainers are appliances that protect the space for the permanent tooth that will come from below instead of prematurely lost deciduous teeth and are divided into two as fixed and removable space maintainers.

While fixed retainers are generally used in single tooth deficiencies, removable retainers are used in multiple tooth deficiencies. It is not necessary to use a space maintainer for every deciduous tooth loss. After clinical and radiographic examination, the dentist decides whether a retainer is necessary or not.